pattrstorage glitch
Hi,
I found a glitch in pattrstorage's handling of pattr client objects-
not totally a bug, but still a pain.
In pattrstorage's client window, I expect it to update the name of the
subpatches containing pattr objects when I change them, but it doesn't.
In addition, when I copy and paste a pattrstorage object from one patch
to another, it retains the old info and never updates the subpatch name
in the client window. Removing and adding pattr objects in the
renamed subpatch do not update the name in pattrstorage.
Here is a patch showing this:
I'm sorry, what am I supposed to do with this patch? Looks like a job
for the BUG REPORTING GUIDELINES, attached below.
Please, including a patch is brilliant and useful and extremely
appreciated, but without clear, numbered instructions, I am forced to
(probably incorrectly) interpret what an imprecise sentence like "I
expect it to update the name of the subpatches containing pattr
objects when I change them, but it doesn't" could possibly mean.
Thanks,
jb
BUG REPORTING GUIDELINES
Please report any problems you experience with clear and complete
information, including steps to reproduce, software and system
information, and where possible, an isolated example patch and crash
log. Something like the following would be ideal. This makes it
easier for us to find and fix the problems you experience. Without
such clear and complete information, it is less likely we will be
able to.
Summary:
Provide a descriptive summary of the issue.
Steps to Reproduce:
In numbered format, detail the exact steps taken to produce the bug.
Expected Results:
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Actual Results:
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Regression:
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such as software versions and/or hardware configurations.
Notes:
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problems, workarounds and relevant attachments.
While we're on this topic, why isn't there a super-simple Php (or
perl, or whatever) form on the web that we can use to automatically
report bugs, that CC's the maxmsp list automagially? Why do I have
to sort through all of the list whenever I want to find the bug
reporting sheet (which who knows, may change in the future)?
It's incredibly easy to make such a form. So I put my money (or
time) where my mouth is:
It emails bug reports to the max list in the proper format (the user
must be subscribed to the max list).
If it is abused I will remove it promptly.
If you have Php+PEAR installed (or simply Php) it will work, and I'd
be happy to provide the very simple source code.
-Evan
Evan,
Thanks for doing this.
I didn't get an updated bug report regarding the original issue,
though. I'd like to look at the problem, but I was being serious
about not having any idea of what to do with the patch you sent.
jb